Obi-Wan had been on many missions. He had faced many people and fought in many situations, but nothing could prepare you for the duel against a sith. The air trickled with anxiety, with power, with anger. Obi-Wan's heart pounded and his palms began to sweat. His master declared that they would battle the sith. Of course, they would battle, no one else here could, but that didn't make the situation any less terrifying. This was the sith that nearly bested his master on Tatooine. What gave Qui-Gon the impression that they had any chance of beating him?
There is no Emotion, there is Peace.
The words of the Jedi code resonated in Obi-Wan's ears. He couldn't give into his emotions and his doubts. He would be strong and he would fight for the Jedi, for the good of the galaxy. He would do it to protect Naboo, to protect Padme, to protect democracy, to protect the peace. But how?
There is no Ignorance, there is Knowledge.
Obi-Wan knew he could rely on the force, the Force would guide him and give him the answers he needed, the strength he needed to succeed. He knew the forms, he knew how to fight. He would rely on the Force and he would fight with purpose and dignity, he would fight to win, to defeat the Sith.
There is no Passion, there is Serenity
He would fight to protect. The sith could not win, the galaxy needed the Jedi. The sith's entire existence was chaotic. The dark energy flowed through him and around him. It was threatening and overwhelming. He stood ready to attack, his anger coming off him in waves. He wanted to harm, he wanted to kill. Obi-Wan watched, ready, but terrified.
There is no Chaos, there is Harmony
The sith ignited his lightsaber, two streams of red, blood red, on either side. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan followed suit. Green and Blue to fight off the Red. The battle began in a fury, Qui-Gon leaped, Obi-Wan followed. Green and Blue colliding with Red. Serenity versus Passion. They battled, jumping and leaping, colliding and blocking. The three moved like a pride of lions fighting over the same meal.
Obi-Wan was getting sloppy, the sith's attacks were fierce and powerful. Obi-Wan was getting tired and unfocused. He couldn't see an end. It was endless, combined Qui-Gon and Obi-wan were equally matched the sith, in their current position they couldn't win. That was when Obi-Wan got a sharp kick in the stomach and flew down two levels. Obi-Wan skidded, his lightsaber abandoned as he grabbed onto the edge in hopes that he wouldn't fall into the abyss towards his death.
Above Obi-Wan, a battle continued. Qui-Gon versus the sith, a sith that Qui-Gon had no chance of beating alone, unless the Force really wanted him too. Obi-Wan watched as he imagined every situation, the sith could knock him off and send Qui-Gon plummetting to his death. The sith could corner Qui-Gon and send one of the red blades straight into Qui-Gon's chest. Obi-Wan knew his master, he knew that Qui-Gon wouldn't see the big picture. Qui-Gon would keep fighting until he had fought himself to the point of no return.
Obi-Wan called upon and the force and pulled himself up onto the platform. Grabbing his lightsaber, he jumped to join his master and the sith as they ran into the deepest part of the reactor. Energy fields were opening and closing, as to prevent the reactor from overheating. Obi-Wan stood, three energy fields away from his master and that sith, watching as Qui-Gon took a moment to call upon the force. Then the force fields opened. Qui-Gon and the sith were battling the center as Obi-Wan ran, only to be stopped by the final energy field. At this moment, separated by an energy field from his master, who was battling the first sith in years, Obi-Wan did not want to follow the Jedi code. Obi-Wan watched the flaws in Qui-Gon's attacks, he was attacking the sith with Ataru, offensive and acrobatic. However, Darth Maul's physical force was enough to overwhelm Qui-Gon because there wasn't enough room for Qui-Gon to defend himself. Had Qui-Gon thought the situation through and waited for Obi-Wan perhaps the two could have overtaken the sith together. Unfortunately, Qui-Gon's spontaneity had left him in a bind that could kill him.
Obi-Wan watched as Darth Maul pushed farther and harder against Qui-Gon leaving Qui-Gon to resort to vertical strikes. Qui-Gon was tired, weak and vulnerable. Obi-Wan felt the time around him begin to slow as he watched Qui-Gon strike and lift his lightsaber above his head, preparing for the next attack, however, Darth Maul began to turn his blade aiming for Qui-Gon's abdomen
There is no Death, there is the Force.
Obi-Wan frowned as the Jedi code chanted in his head. However, he called upon the force inside him and pulled Darth Maul away from his master, causing Darth Maul's blade to cut through the air instead of flesh. Darth Maul turned and growled at the apprentice through the energy field. Qui-Gon turned and grabbed his lightsaber and stood in a defensive start.
Obi-Wan watched and grew impatient as Darth Maul charged back at his already weak and fatigued master. If Obi-Wan didn't join in soon, Maul would overpower Qui-Gon and kill him. The only chance that the Jedi stood was to beat Darth Maul together. At that moment, the energy field and gave Obi-Wan the opportunity to join his master and finish this fight once and for all.
Obi-Wan charged, and leaped, slicing the sith's double bladed lightsaber into a single. The sith snarled and sent Obi-Wan, for the second time that battle off the edge. This time, however, Obi-Wan could not save his lightsaber as it fell downwards into the pit. Obi-Wan held on to the edge and waited for a moment, he would need to call upon the other half of the sith's lightsaber and hope that it still worked and finish the sith off before he could realize that something was going on. Obi-Wan held on for dear life, his hands growing and tired and weak. He could feel Qui-Gon's worry for him in the force. The sith was winning again, Qui-Gon was struggling between a combination of exhaustion and distraction and was struggling to hold his own. So Obi-Wan jumped, he pulled the remaining half of the sith's lightsaber towards him. Obi-Wan ignited the blade, which sputtered and sparked. However, Obi-Wan used it to slice the sith in half as Qui-Gon sent his blade towards the sith's heart. With a moment of panic and pure shock, the sith fell into the pit.
They had won and they were both alive.